How Big Data Plays A Vital Role in Fleet Management
The advent of automotive Big Data enables fleet managers to do their job proactively in dealing with issues around vehicles and drivers before they become major problems, and have far more influence on the total cost, safety and efficiency of the fleet. With Big Data instead of finding out what is happening with a vehicle when it is serviced, the fleet manager or fleet owner will be able to see, in real time, mileage, fuel consumption, even tire pressures. That means fleets can be far more tightly managed: if a vehicle is heading for a mileage over its planned figure, it will be flagged up instantly, not when it is already well over target. It can obviously indicate service and maintenance issues before they become expensive repairs, and provide feedback about driving habits. Drivers whose fuel consumption (or cornering speeds measured in g-forces) are well outside the norm could be sent on driving courses to improve their techniques – or simply incentivized to improve